Fire crews tackle bedroom blaze

The occupants of a Burnley house were forced to flee their home when a fire broke out in a bedroom in the early hours of this morning.

Firefighters were called to the mid-terraced property, in Waterbarn Street, at 2-35am. When they arrived the occupants were outside the house after being alerted by a smoke alarm.

Crews found the first-floor front bedroom heavily smokelogged and two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus were deployed to tackle the flames. They then used a ventilation unit to rid the building of smoke. The house was left smoke damaged and with some fire damage to the bedroom.